Well, my life has been besot with problems galore. Since my last post so much excitement and drama. Unfortunately my computer crashed and has been out of commission and I didn't even think to go to the library to use theirs until the other day. Another indignity of old age.
Starting in September, my job at the boutique is going well. I love the ladies there and the customers and am able to put my things on sale and some are actually selling. I knit hats, shrugs, cowls, scarves, etc. and they all look great sitting in the store. They look even better wrapped in a bag walking out the door!
In October we had a terrible wind storm up here. 60mph winds! To set the timeline, winds started about 8pm Thursday night. About 10pm electricity went out. City girl that I am didn't realize that when the electricity goes out so does the heats and water. Winds crashed around me in the dead of night. I didn't have anything prepared except candles. I live in the woods and spent a night in total darkness listening to giant trees (some 100 feet tall) falling down around me. It was the most terrifying night of my life.
Morning came and my property looked like a war zone. Huge uprooted trees all around. Those big ugly root balls staring me in the face. Thankfully, non hit the house. The power outage was through the entire county, It was not until Sunday that electricity was restored. That meant going to the lake to fill water jugs to flush the toilet. Heating water on the charcoal grill to wash my hair. Since then I have purchased a portable generator so I can plug in my computer and lamps. (It even fills my tires and jumps my car engine) I keep jugs of water handy by the door for toilet flushing. Lots of canned goods and of course a well stocked wine rack.
Columbus Day Weekend is a huge tourist weekend up here. People drive up from Illinois to look at the trees and vacation one last time before winter. Stores and restaurants do terrific business. All that ground to a halt.. Crews were working overtime to get the county and state parks back up and running
so my little part of paradise was at the bottom of the list.
From this experience I realized how lucky I am. I have a home and family and friends and definitely a Guardian Angel because thankfully, someone was looking out for me that night.
